Mr Nicolas Simon > Van Olmen & Wynant > Brussels, Belgium > Lawyer Profile
Van Olmen & Wynant Offices
AVENUE LOUISE 221
1050 BRUSSELS
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Mr Nicolas Simon
Work Department
Employment
Position
Partner
Career
Nicolas Simon is specialised in employment law, with a focus on psychosocial risks (i.e. harassment, violence), discrimination and privacy issues related to the use of new technologies in the workplace.
Nicolas Simon also has extensive experience as a litigator before the courts. He covers the various aspects of individual employment law, such as employment contracts, service agreements, individual dismissals and self-employment issues, as well as collective labour law, including collective dismissals and closure or transfer of undertakings, collective actions and strikes, social security.
Furthermore, Nicolas Simon acquired an expertise in day-to-day advice both from a law firm and client perspective, through secondments with large corporate clients.
Nicolas Simon has been a speaker at numerous conferences for the Belgian Institute of Company Lawyers, on various topics such as strikes and lock-outs, psychosocial risks and privacy in the workplace. He is also a regular speaker at in-house client seminars.
Languages
French, Dutch, English
Memberships
Nicolas Simon is a member of the International Bar Association and contributes to the preparation of international reports.
Education
Nicolas Simon graduated from the University of Brussels in 2006 (ULB). He holds a Master’s in business law from the University of Ghent (UGent, 2007).
Lawyer Rankings
Belgium > Employment
The team of ‘experienced multilingual professionals’ in Van Olmen & Wynant‘s employment practice deliver ‘an outstanding expertise’, often supporting major international companies with their longstanding experience before labour tribunals and courts as well as specialised expertise in EU employment law and civil service law: the latter an area of expertise for Vincent Vuylsteke. Founding partner and team head Chris Van Olmen
has notable experience of the employment issues arising out of restructuring and reorganisation, while Nicolas Simon has a focus on psychosocial risks, including harassment and violence. The team continues to grow in strength, adding to its rankings in October 2024 with Filip Van Beirendonck, formerly of Eubelius.